Surgical apparatus



y 20,1965 R. c. BEACHAM 3,195,759

A suRGIcA'L APPARATUS Filed Nov. 6, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. F1 .5 05597 C BEACH/4M Hi5 ATTORNEK? J y 1965 R. c. BEA-CHAM 3,195,759

' SURGICAL APPARATUS Filed Nov. 6, 1964 2 Sheets-Sheet? INVENTOR, ROBERT C. BEA/f BY FwM J HIS A TTORNE Y5 United States Patent 3,195,759 SURGICAL APPARATUS Robert C. Beacham, El Cerrito, Califi, assignor to Cutter Laboratories, Inc, a corporation of Deiaware Filed Nov. 6, 1964, Ser. No. 409,546 4- Claims. (Ci. 2151tlll) This application is a continuation in part of my application Serial No. 322,763 filed November 12, 1963.

This invention relates to an improved bail band and particularly to the provision of such a band about a glass container filled with a parenteral solution or the like.

It has been a common practice heretofore to use a band including a tongue portion at one end, the tongue being inserted through a hole provided in the other end of the band, the tongue then being crimped over to secure the band in place about the container. This type of joint is diti'icult to achieve with the desired degree of security. For example, it is relatively easy to strike the crirnped over end of the bail hand against an object and so loosen the hold of the interlocked ends with the result that the band is loosened and slips from the container. Since these containers are normally suspended upon a support above or adjacent a patient to whom the solution is dispensed, the undesirability of such band loosening should be readily apparent. The suspension of the container from the band is achieved by providing a wire bail having its ends fitted through apertures on opposite sides of the band. Here again, loosening and displacement is likely in that the crimped over end of the bail can become disconnected from the band about the container, again with disastrous results.

An object of the present invention is to provide a bail band which may be secured upon a bottle with the ends of the band united in a sturdy arrangement which prevents disengagement even under an accidental blow or because of engagement with some foreign object which otherwise would disrupt the type of band joint employed heretofore.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bail band joint of extremely simple construction which may be depended upon to hold the bail band firmly in position even under adverse shipping and handling conditions.

Another object is to provide a bail band joint that permits easy and speedy assembly, especially when such assembly is performed by a machine operation.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a bail band joint structure occupying a minimum of space, the joint being formed by a simple crimping operation requiring a minimum of time.

A still furflier object is to provide a connection between a bail and a band such that the bail cannot he accidentally disengaged from the band.

A still further object is to provide a connection between a bail and a band such that the bail can be moved into a position wherein it can be employed to suspend the container and this by utilizing only one hand.

Still another object of this invention is to provide bosses on a bail attachment band wherein the bosses have grooves therein which facilitate assembly of the bail to the band.

The invention includes other objects and features of advantage, some of which, together with the foregoing will appear hereinafter wherein the present preferred embodiment of the invention are disclosed.

In the drawing accompanying and forming a part hereof:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective View illustrating a bail and band construction embodying the present invention.

FIGURE 2 is a section taken along the lines 2-2 and ice illustrating the connection between the bail and the band.

FIGURE 3 is a plan view of the connection shown in FIGURE '2.

FIGURE 4 is a section taken along the lines 4-4 in FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 5 is a plan view of one of the preferred form of band employed.

FIGURE 6 is a section taken along the lines 6-6 of FIGURE 1 illustrating the connection made in the band ends.

FIGURE 7 is a plan view of another form of band.

FIGURE 8 is an enlarged view showing the connection between the ends of the band in FIGURE 7.

FIGURE 9 is an end view of the bail employed in a device embodying the present invention.

FIGURE 10 is a plan view illustrating a modified form of a band.

FIGURES 11 and 12 are respectively sections taken on the lines ILL-1i and 1212 of FIGURE 10.

FIGURE 13 is a plan view of another modified form of band.

FIGURES 14 and 15 are respectively sections taken along the lines 14-44 and 151S of FIGURE 13.

Referring to the drawings, in FIGURE 1 I have shown a typical parenteral solution container 6 comprising a glass bottle having a neck 7 carrying a suitable closure 8. At its lower end the bottle includes a pair of spaced shoulders 9 and 11. In the specific structure shown, the glass bottle 6 is so molded as to provide a recess in the bottle between the shoulders 9 and 11, the recess being of such a width as to receive snugly the bail band 12 between the shoulders 9 and 11,

In the form of band shown in FIGURES l, 5 and 6 the band includes a rectangular recess 14 at one end thereof while at its other end it includes a tongue 16. Adjacent to the tongue and provided in the body of the band is a second rectangular recess 17. To assemble the band securely in position about the bottle and between the shoulders 9 and 11, the tongue 16 is passed beneath the underside of the band and then outwardly through the aperture 14, the band being made up snugly about the container. The projecting tongue 16 is then bent at upon itself as at 18 in FIGURE 6, the end of the tongue then being carried forwardly and inserted through aperture 17 until the end of the tongue fits on the underside of the band and against the container proper. This construction can be readily achieved in a machine assembly. In addition, it will be noted that the end 16 cannot be engaged and dislodged by a foreign object except by the most deliberate and forceful manipulations. Thus, the likelihood of the band becoming accidentally loosened or released is obviated.

In FIGURES 7 and 8 I have shown another form of band which is of somewhat similar construction as that described in connection with FIGURES l, 5 and 6. In this embodiment, band 31 is provided with a rectangular aperture 32 at end 37. At its other end 38 it includes a tongue 33 of such size that the tongue passes readily through the rectangular aperture 32 in the end 37 of the band. In assembling this band in position, the band is provided between the shoulders 9 and 11 and is made up snugly with the tongue 33 inserted through the aperture 32 from the underside of the band. The projecting end of the tongue is then bent back upon itself as at 34 with the end 36 of the tongue 33 fitting between the projecting end 37 of the band and end 38 carrying the tongue 33 as appears in section in FIGURE 8.

With respect to the bail construction as appears in FIGURES 1-4, bail 41 is mounted so that it can be swung from a position in which it rests alongside the container 6 to a position in which it extends across the end of the container in position to support the container. To achieve this, band 12 is provided with two spherical projections or bosses 42 spaced 180 apart when the band is assembled on a container. Each projection or boss includes a hole 43 through which an end of the bail can be inserted. In accordance with this invention, each projection 42 includes a groove 44 extending longitudinally of the bail and away from the other groove.

Each end of the bail is bent upon itself to provide an end 46 which extends at 90 to the majorplane contain ing the bail, each end 46 being bent into a V-shape as shown in FIGURE 9. The angle between the extreme end portion 47 and a plane normal to the major axis of the bail, as indicated by line 48-48, is preferably made as small as is possible to ensure that the likelihood of displacement of the hail from connection with the band is held to a minimum.

To assemble the bail in the band shown in FIGURE 5, the band is bent upon itself until that portion of the hand between the bosses has a substantially cylindrical shape. In this position, the bosses are spaced 180 apart and the grooves 44 extend in the same direction. The ends 46 on the bail are then advanced toward the band in a position in which the ends 46 extend parallel to and fit within the grooves 44. In this position each end 46 enters readily through a hole 43 and passesinto the boss 42. The bail is then rotated downward sufficiently to allow the band to be fitted onto the bottle and made tight. band assembly is so fitted to the bottle, the relation of the ends 46 to the apertures 43 is such that release of ends 46 cannot occur and the bail i secured in position on the band. The inwardly extending groove acts as a partial stop in positioning the bail to its employed position. Retention of'the bail in engagement with the band is ensured by the close confinement provded by the bottle as is shown in FIGURE 2 for each of the ends 47 is held against the bottle and is frictionally engaged therewith. This engagement makes it possible to move the hail from a position in which it rests along aside of the container during shipment and storage to that position which is over the end of the container as'shown in FIGURE 1 by a sirnple manipulation. Thus, an operator need merely grasp the container in one hand and engage the end of the bail with a fixed object to move the bail into the position in which it appears in FIGURE 1 and in which position it is retained by the frictional engagement between the end of the bail and the container proper and/or band.

Itmay be desired to assemble the bail to'the band at one location and then to assemble the bail-band combination to the bottle in another location. If this assembly system is used, to insure the retention of theends of the bail in'the bosses 42, the notches and/ or grooves on the bosses can be removed by flattening them out after the bail is in place on the band.

The ease of insertion of the ends 46 through the holes 43 in the spherical projections 42 is facilitated if, in addition to the inwardly extending grooves 44, outwardly extending grooves 51 are provided as appears in FIGURES and '11.

The grooves in the bosses besides facilitating machine Once the bail- In FIGURES 13, 14 and 15 there is shown another modified form of the bail receiving receptacle in which the boss 56 is in the form of an annulus, one side of which is flattened as at 57 toprovide an entrance groove for an end of the bail 41. The annular boss 56 provides added detention of a bail end so that its displacement is much more diiiicult.

A further problem encountered in placement of the band about the container is that when the band is placed about the containerit is initially in planar form and must be bent upon itself until it provides a complete enclosure for the circular groove in the bottle. To facilitate bending of the band into such a circular form, I preferably provide an aperture 61 midway between the ends of the band as is shown in FIGURE 12. Also, to facilitate this bending, inwardly extending grooves 62 are provided on each side of the aperture 61 (FIGURE 12) along the run of the hand, these furtherfacilitating bending of the band. This construction I have found desirable irrespective of whether the band is placed about the container by machine or by hand.

The inwardly extending grooves provided about the edges of the aperture 61 also assist in retaining the band in position on a mandrel or jig if one be used in forming and placing the band on the bottle. While the aperture 61 has been shown of a circular form this is the preferred form but other forms can be used or one can provide a notch in a side of the band to achieve the same end.

I claim: V

1. In a parenteral solution bottle having a cylindrical groove about its bottom end in which a bail supporting band is fitted, the improvement comprising a connection between a bail and the'ba'nd'comprising two outwardly pressed bosses provided in the band spaced 180 apart, each boss including an aperture therein and an inwardly extending notch extending longitudinally of the band from said aperture, and a bail having a V-shaped end at each end thereof, each V-shaped end extending at to the plane of the bail, each end being inserted through one of said apertures to extend within the projecting boss.

2. In a device as in claim 1 wherein each boss includes an outwardly extending notch extending longitudinally of the band from said aperture and opposite to the inwardly extending notch. Y

3. In a device as'inclaim 1 wherein the boss vided in the form of an annulus. V

4. In a parenteral solution bottle having a cylindrical groove about its bottom end in which a bail supporting band is fitted, the improvement comprising a connection between a bail and the band comprising two outwardly pressed bosses in the band spaced180 apart, each boss-including a central aperture therein. and a first notch extending inwardly longitudinally of the band from said aperture, and a second notch extending longitudinally outward of the band from said aperture, said first and second notches being opposite to each other and a bail having a V-sh-aped end at each end thereof, each V-shaped end extending at 90 to the plane of the bai'lreach end being inserted through one of said apertures to extend within the projected, boss.

is pro- Reterences Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,456,716 5/23 Resek 220-91 2,760,262 9/56 Homan 215- 3,172,844 12/6 5 Ullman et a1. 215-400 FRANKLIN T. GARRETT, P rimary Examiner. 

1. IN A PARENTRAL SOLUTION BOTTLE HAVING A CYLINDRICAL GROOVE ABOUT ITS BOTTOM END IN WHICH A BAIL SUPPORTING BAND IS FITTED, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A CONNECTION BETWEEN A BAIL AND THE BAND COMPRISING TWO OUTWARDLY PRESSED BOSSES PROVIDED IN THE BAND SPACED 180* APART, EACH BOSS INCLUDING AN APERTURE THEREIN AND AN INWARDLY EXTENDING NOTCH EXTENDING LONTIDUAINLLY OF THE BAND FROM SAID APERTURE, AND A BAIL HAVING A V-SHAPED END AT EACH END THEREOF, EACH V-SHAPED END EXTENDING AT 90* TO THE PLANE OF THE BAIL, EACH END BEING INSERTED THROUGH ONE OF SAID APERTURES TO EXTEND WITHIN THE PROJECTING BOSS. 